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Pacify v. t. : To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity.

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How long until professional football and reality TV Pacify the American public after today's news?

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pacify from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... synonyms pacify, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, conciliate mean to ease the anger or disturbance of. ... 

synonyms
  (verb) lenify
  (verb) conciliate
  (verb) assuage
  (verb) appease
  (verb) mollify
  (verb) placate
  (verb) gentle
  (verb) gruntle
  (verb) calm
  (verb) calm down
  (verb) establish
  (verb) give
  (verb) lull
  (verb) quiet
  (verb) quieten
  (verb) still
  (verb) tranquilize
  (verb) tranquillise
  (verb) tranquillize


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